About Our Organization
Empowering Women and Communities
New Jersey International Pageants recognizes the accomplishments of women in the community. The International Pageant system has been developed to promote today’s women, their achievements, and their commitment to integrity, community, and being positive role models.
Mary A. Moulds
Co-Director
Mary A. Moulds, former Mrs. New Jersey International 2009 is ecstatic to be a Co-Director for the New Jersey International Pageants system. Mary has competed, judged, emceed and volunteered in pageants for years. She resides in Hamilton, NJ since 2001 and is the Corporate Chef for Miele, USA. She continues to raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis, a disease she has lived with herself for 19 years.
Kimberly Meehan
Co-Director
Kimberly is a former Mrs. New Jersey International 2008. She is the founder of Support Sacks, which is a community-driven charity, supporting women and girls in recovery. Kimberly is a Registered Dental Hygienist in center city Philadelphia and CEO of KMC Hygiene. She is a member of her local Planning & Zoning Board in Brooklawn New Jersey. In her downtime, she enjoys skiing, cycling, running, weight training, and traveling with her husband, Jim. Jim is a 1st Sgt in the USAF and an Engineer with the US Navy.
Meet our Team
New Jersey International Pageants Team
Judges Chairperson
Danielle Micale
Danielle is a former Mrs. NJ International 2011 and Mrs. Northeast International 2014, spent her years of service and has made a career of working with the aging population. She is passionate about finding a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, a disease that took her grandmother, Millie.
Auditor
Melissa Hagerty
Melissa is employed by Amerihealth as a Workforce Management Business Analyst. In her spare time, she enjoys staying busy by doing triathlons, traveling and spending time with family, especially at the Jersey shore!
Event Concierge
Beth Leska
Beth is a former NJ state titleholder and Pennsylvania International competitor. She currently works in the financial services industry but is most proud that she served our country as a member of the Military Police in the US Army, attached to the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Beauty Director
Nydia Figueroa
Nydia is a Celebrity Makeup Artist, Educator and Owner of Faces by Nydia Makeup Studio and Bridal Suite. Her looks have been featured on wide range television, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, the Grammys, New York Fashion Week and the Miss Universe Organization, to name a few.
Assistant Beauty Director
Kris Ruiz
As a celebrity hair and makeup artist for over 11 years, Kris has made a huge impact in the pageant world as one of the most sought out artists in the field working with state, national and international pageant queens, not to mention models in NY Fashion Week and the VS Fashion Show.
Executive Producer
Rebecca Lea Chisholm
Rebecca is no stranger to the entertainment industry, as she has stage-managed and choreographed the likes of several state and national pageants, run NYFW shows, been in numerous productions, and also held a soloist role at a concert in Lincoln Center. She trained at the New York City campus of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in the conservatory program and continued to finish the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater in Los Angeles.
Styling, Posing, and Branding Coach
Jillian Spano
Jillian Spano is no stranger to the stage! This wife, mother of three, entrepreneur, coach, and model, has over 15 years of experience in fashion and pageantry. Jillian was recently voted Top 10 Best Pageant Coach by Pageant Planet, nominated Top 100 by the United Pageant League Hall of Fame, named Most Fascinating People in Pageantry by Beauty It’s Everywhere, and she has joined our New Jersey International Pageants family to help prepare our contestants for the stage.
